Trevor L. Woodard

TL;DR: The results presented here suggest that microbiological catalysts may be a robust alternative, and when coupled with photovoltaics, current-driven microbial carbon dioxide reduction represents a new form of photosynthesis that might convert solar energy to organic products more effectively than traditional biomass-based strategies.

TL;DR: Genetic studies demonstrated that efficient electron transfer through the biofilm required the presence of electrically conductive pili, which may represent an electronic network permeating the biofilms that can promote long-range electrical transfer in an energy-efficient manner, increasing electricity production more than 10-fold.

TL;DR: The known range of microorganisms capable of electrosynthesis is expanded, providing multiple options for the further optimization of this process.

TL;DR: The results suggest that the previously observed disparity in power production in pure and mixed culture microbial fuel cell systems can be attributed more to differences in the fuel cell designs than to any inherent superior capability of mixed cultures to produce more power than pure cultures.

TL;DR: Results suggest that biofilms grown harvesting current are specifically poised for electron transfer to electrodes and that, in addition to pili, OmcZ is a key component in electron transfer through differentiated G. sulfurreducensBiofilms to electrodes.